1) The document provides information on techniques for filming conversations, including the 180 degree rule, match on action, and different camera shots.
2) The 180 degree rule states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to avoid confusing the audience. Match on action matches the speed of an action like catching a ball across two shots to make the movement seem continuous.
3) Different camera shots are defined, including establishing shots, close-ups, extreme close-ups, two shots, and over the shoulder shots. The uses and purposes of each shot type are explained.
2. Brainstorm
Somebody walks up to the door, opens the door, walks into the room sits down and has a
conversation with her friend about what they did in the weekend.
Somebody walks in to room, knocks on the door, opens the door and walks in the room opposite
takes at seat and in front of the doctor and tell the doctor she hasn’t been well.
Somebody walks up to the door, opens the door, comes into the class room and has a
conversation with her friend about her holiday
Somebody walks up to the door, opens the door, walks into the kitchen and has a conversation
with her mum about breaking up with her boyfriend.
3. the 180 degree rule
The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in
the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.
We will consider this by following the same rule and making sure that we don’t cross
the line
It would be important for us to use this rule in our filming conversation because if we
were to cross the imaginary line then the characters in the conversation would
change sides on the screen which would in turn confuse the audience.
4. match on action
Match on action is a technique which is used to give the viewer the illusion
of one single movement across two separate shots.
For example, if you filmed someone catching a ball, you would show a mid-
shot showing the whole of the persons upper body and the persons arm
begin to move. The next shot would be from a different angle, but would
continue to show the person catching the ball.
It is very important that the person is catching the ball at the same speed in
both shots so that the action looks fluid.
This technique is often very difficult to master, because it requires both
camera shots and editing to match perfectly.
5. establishing close up extreme 2 shot over the
shot close up shoulder
shot
Visual
A wide shot Tightly frames The extreme when two This shot is
What is it that covers the a person or an close up shot is people are in framed from
used for whole room or
background,
object. Close-
ups display the
used to reveal
very small
the same
frame. E.g.
behind a
person who is
and used to set the most detail, details in the People having looking at the
scene, and tell Close-ups are scene. The a conversation, subject. This
why? the viewer often used as subject, or a fighting. shot helps to
visually where cutaways from certain feature establish the
the scene will a more distant or part of the position of each
be taking place. shot to show subject, fills the person, and get
Almost always detail, such as screen and is the feel of
placed at the characters' clearly the looking at one
beginning of emotions, or central focus of person from the
the scene. some intricate the shot. other's point of
activity with view.
their hands.
10. Script changes
With our first draft we didn’t add any emotions of how the
character was feeling, we also didn’t add stage directions and
what the camera shots will be.
Whereas in our final draft we included stage direction so
everyone on set knows what we’re doing. We also included
camera shots directions so it makes it easy for the camera
crew, as they know what they’re doing.
We also emotions so that the audience can get in touched with
the characters feelings.